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jacana

/ˌʒɑsəˈnɑ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables
ja-cana
IPA
/ˌʒɑsəˈnɑ/
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a group of wading birds in the family Jacanidae, usually having long toes and claws, and found throughout the world.

name

A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Hume, Victoria, Australia

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese jaçanã, from Old Tupi îasanã.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌʒɑsəˈnɑ/
  • British English: /ˈdʒækənə/

Inflected Forms

jacanas (plural) jaçana (alternative)

Phrases

African jacana bronze-winged jacana comb-crested jacana lesser jacana Madagascar jacana northern jacana pheasant-tailed jacana wattled jacana

Rhymes With

la ya ma ah ha da pa na nah ha-ha fa ar

Questions

How do you pronounce jacana?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʒɑsəˈnɑ/.
What does jacana mean?
Any of a group of wading birds in the family Jacanidae, usually having long toes and claws, and found throughout the world.
Where does jacana come from?
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese jaçanã, from Old Tupi îasanã.

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